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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Freeman's | Hindman — Post War and Contemporary Art, Chicago · 24 April 2024
- Dimensions
- 36 x 18 inches.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1110352
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Karel Appel, Never Happy, 1971. Freeman's | Hindman, 24 Apr 2024, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1110352.
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Karel Appel, Never Happy, 1971. Freeman's | Hindman, 24 Apr 2024, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1110352.
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From the same sale Post War and Contemporary Art · Apr 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rains, 1985 - 2002 | Kenneth Noland | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Mop Rider, 1969 | Jules Olitski | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Paul Rebeyrolle | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Metamorphosis, c. 1962-63 | Sorel Etrog | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Stereo III, 1975 | Al Held | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Compatriot, 2005 | William Conger | $4,000–$6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Appel | Personnage | $38,706 | Sotheby's, Jan 2025 | |
| Karel Appel | Personage in Landscape , 1991 | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2021 | ||
| Karel Appel | Drac | Sotheby's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Karel Appel | Head | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Karel Appel | Untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Karel Appel | Untitled, 1983 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Karel Appel | Kneeling Woman | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Karel Appel | karel appel | portrait | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.